RISK AND POPULATION STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF 21ST CENTURY AUSTRALIA. INTRODUCTION The concept of high risk and population strategies for preventative health was first introduced by Geoffrey Rose in his 1985 paper “Sick Individuals and Sick Populations” (Rose 2001). High risk strategy involves the identification of individuals who are more likely to get a disease and then providing treatment or preventative measures‚ while population strategies target population risk
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Vulnerable Populations Heather A. Lattea University of Phoenix BSHS/302 Instructor Foster April 10‚ 2011 Vulnerable Populations Vulnerability suggests that‚ when associated with the general population‚ some people are more sensitive to certain risk factors that can negatively impact his or her well-being. Vulnerable
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Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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Defining Health and Identifying Influences on Healthcare Policy Southern New Hampshire University Defining Health and Identifying Influences on Healthcare Policy Today’s news and casual discussion eventually end up focusing on the state of healthcare in the United States. This is typically followed closely by opinions on how it needs to be changed to make sure everyone in the population remains healthy and can afford care. Healthcare in itself is much too broad of a topic for a simple solution
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Stephanie McDaniel HHS 307 Communication in the healthcare professional Effective vs. Ineffective communication in the healthcare setting Galen Laprocido June 27‚ 2011 Outline Topic: Effective vs. Ineffective interpersonal communication in the healthcare setting. I. What is Communication A. What is the importance of effective communication B. Techniques of effective communication C. What is the communication process II. What is interpersonal communication A
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Trends: Ageing Population The first current social trend is that of an ageing population. This means that as time has gone on‚ more people are progressing into 64+ years old than people being born. In fact‚ “in 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of pensionable age. This ratio is projected to fall to 2.8 by 2033.” (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/value-for-money-in-public-services/the-ageing-population/) This has been
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citizens suffer every day from a lack of health care. This has become a serious problem in the US‚ and it needs to be changed. There are over 45 million people who are uninsured in the US (Ireland). Of these 45 million uninsured people‚ about 9.4 percent of them are children under age 18 (Todd and Sommers). Many of these uninsured people did not have the same opportunity to obtain human capital as others did‚ therefore‚ they are stuck in the lower class without employer-sponsored health care. With
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care is always in constant flux of improvement‚ due to innovated technique in surgical instruments and surgical procedure; advancement technique in medical equipment‚ and improvement in information management and information technology. The greatest impact that these improvements are felt in local health care facilities. Local clinics‚ hospitals‚ and private health care providers all use some type of new medical advancement to give their patience the best medical care possible. Although new technology
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Canada Healthcare vs. U.S. Healthcare The health care system in the United States has been a subject of criticism in terms of its effectiveness in the delivery. Arguably‚ the Canadian health care system model best suits the United States health care requirements. The United States and Canada had similar health care systems before Canada opted to reform its health care policies during the 1960’s and 70’s. Presently‚ the health care systems in the two countries are quite different‚ with the Canadian
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Management Effective in Healthcare Organizations The present environments for healthcare organizations contain many forces demanding unprecedented levels of change. These forces include changing demographics‚ increased customer outlook‚ increased competition‚ and strengthen governmental pressure. Meeting these challenges will require healthcare organizations to go through fundamental changes and to continuously inquire about new behavior to produce future value. Healthcare is an information-intensive
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